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Commentary: President Trump shows that he’s quick to back down

by Jennifer Rubin Special to The Washington Post August 15, 2017August 14, 2017

On issues from the Russia sanctions to Charlottesville, he’ll eventually cave to pressure and wind up supporting what he’d earlier rejected.

by The Editorial Board August 11, 2017August 10, 2017

By challenging policies that help open colleges’ doors to more students, the White House is trying to rally the president’s core supporters.

by Jonathan Zimmerman Tribune News Service August 9, 2017August 8, 2017

That’s how stuff like ‘Little Black Sambo’ got removed from curriculums, through public scrutiny of content.

by Mike Males Tribune News Service August 6, 2017August 6, 2017

President Trump’s emphasis on gang crime is dishonest at best.

by Leonard Pitts July 26, 2017July 25, 2017

The group is not a vehicle for rooting out voter fraud; it’s for suppressing voting by minorities and the poor.

by Britni Danielle Special to The Washington Post July 14, 2017July 13, 2017

Romanticizing their so-called relationship minimizes the deadly imbalance of power that black people suffered under.

by Los Angeles Times July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

Black newborns are nearly 2.5 times more likely to die within a year than white infants, research suggests.

by Madison Raymond Special to the Press Herald June 20, 2017June 19, 2017

It may come as a surprise, but there’s actually more to politics these days than being explicitly anti-Trump.

They shouldn’t have to collapse with relief, but if police don’t take accountability for racially based violence, there’s no trust.

by Christine Emba The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News June 10, 2017June 9, 2017

When the term is overused, true offenses may be missed while others are exaggerated.